UPS Health & Safety


If ever I wanted the chance to be a cartoon strip artist at GRA,
this was it.
UPS had commisioned us to provide a training series for their employees
to learn safety precautions when operating equipment, handling spills, etc.
When the producer presented a script that contained a consistent cast of characters,
we invented Murphy--the red-haired UPS employee who's fate was sealed with his
accident-prone antics; helping to exemplify what NOT to do, and reviewing the
procedures in case anything does go awry.
The other characters had roles to play too: Oscar the Operations Manager,
and Helen of Human Resources. (Scroll down for more view.)


Medium: Adobe Illustrator.
With thanks to Senior Artist Liz McCarthy
& Producer Annecia Berkley.

Left: Presenting Murphy at his best-worst. Injured plenty along his travels, he winds up in the hospital, Top.
Left: His work schedule, Supervisors Oscar and Helen discuss. Top: Assessing his condition--and the steps he'll need to take.
Top: Oscar leads him on those steps--
Right: Where he's not supposed to go.

Oscar & Helen inspect the area.

<Sigh> Well, there he goes again, being Murphy and quite good at it. :~/

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